Scenes from the March for Life

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(From left) Luke Szoch, Bella Prigge and Anton Prigge from Sacred Heart in La Plata, Md. hold signs during a pro-life youth rally and Mass at the Verizon Center in Washington Jan. 27 before the annual March for Life. (CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard)

Clergy walk into the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Jan. 26. The all-night vigil is held before the annual March for Life, which this year marked the 44th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion across the nation. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, delivers the homily during the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Jan. 26. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Clergymen take part in the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Jan. 26. (CNS photo/Gregory L. Tracy, The Pilot)

Students from St. Joseph’s Regional School in Beltsville, Md. cheer during a pro-life youth rally and Mass at the Verizon Center in Washington Jan. 27 before the annual March for Life. (CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard)

Gemma Ponce, 2, and her siblings, Isabella, 8, and Judah, 4, from Detroit, look at a video prior to the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Jan. 26. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

A baby sleeps in his father’s arms during a pro-life youth rally and Mass at the DC Armory in Washington Jan. 27 before the annual March for Life. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

People fill the bleachers during a pro-life youth rally and Mass at the DC Armory in Washington Jan. 27 before the annual March for Life. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Junior Rosie Dunn and fellow students and staff from Father Ryan High School in Nashville, Tenn., clap with the music during a pro-life youth rally and Mass at the DC Armory in Washington Jan. 27 before the annual March for Life. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Sophomores Reagan Nemec, left, and Rachel Bell, members of the Students for Life ministry at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, sing during a pro-life youth rally and Mass at the DC Armory in Washington Jan. 27 before the annual March for Life. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Students from the Diocese of Lansing, Mich., holds signs during the annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 27. (CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard)

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a rally at the annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 27. (CNS photo/Yuri Gripas, Reuters)

A child rests as U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a rally at the annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 27. (CNS photo/Yuri Gripas, Reuters)

Students from the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D., prepare to participate in the 2017 March for Life in Washington Jan. 27. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)